The Effectiveness of a School-Based Social Cognitive Intervention on the Social Participation of Chinese Children with Autism

This study was completed by the first author in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a PhD degree in occupational therapy at Monash University under the supervision of the second, third, and fourth authors. The authors are grateful to Dr Cynthia Waugh for giving permission to use her social cognitive intervention. We would like to thank the parents and children who participated in the groups

Measuring social skills of children and adolescents in a Chinese population : preliminary evidence on the reliability and validity of the translated Chinese version of the social skills improvement system-rating scales (SSIS-RS-C)

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Development and psychometric evaluation of the chinese version of the participation and environment measure for children and youth

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Perception in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

A large body of research demonstrated that individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suffer from various neuropsychological deficits. In contrast, less is known and only divergent evidence exists on perceptual functions of individuals with ADHD. This is problematic as neuropsychological and perceptual functions are closely interrelated and are often difficult to disentangle in behavioral assessments. This study presents the conduct and results of a systematic literature review on perceptual functions in children and adults with ADHD. This review considers studies using psychophysical methods (objective measurements) and self- and informant reports (subjective measurements). Results indicate that individuals with ADHD have altered perceptual functions in various domains as compared to typically developing individuals. Increased perceptual functions in individuals with ADHD were found with regard to olfactory detection thresholds, whereas reduced perceptual functions were evident for aspects of visual and speech perception. Moreover, individuals with ADHD were found to experience discomfort to sensory stimuli at a lower level than typically developing individuals. Alterations of perceptual functions in individuals with ADHD were shown to be moderated by various factors, such as pharmacological treatment, cognitive functions, and symptom severity. We conclude by giving implications for daily life functioning and clinical practice